Think Like a Dog Training

07/14/2025

07/07/2025

When I first met Penny, a Belgian Malinois mix, she was transitioning from foster to adoptee. She was timid, and unsure, but very sweet and gentle. Penny was born with a vision impairment, and the world was very scary for her. I saw an immediate need for confidence building and increased human-to-dog communication to help her bloom.

As Penny’s family and I worked together on her overall confidence, communication techniques, and leash manners, we saw her true personality flourish and watched her come out of her shell. Seeing her finally do zoomies and wag her tail outside of the home brought me to tears. I am so proud of Penny & she continues to enjoy life even with her suppressed vision--dogs have such an admirable way of overcoming obstacles!

07/04/2025

Happy US Independence Day! My girl loved sporting patriotic gear and going for a stroll on July 4, with her friends!

06/30/2025

This beauty is Birdy! When I first met her, she had moved across the country and was settling into her new home. She is one of the happiest girls on the planet, and clearly so intelligent. I was very excited to start with her! Throughout the course of 6 weeks, we worked on overstimulation on leash, general redirection from distracting stimuli, apartment building manners, and recall.

Birdy and her parents now have significant improvement on leash, calm behavior in common areas in their building, and Birdy's "Come!" cue has become very reliable!
She is a rockstar and I am honored to have been her trainer!

06/28/2025

For the 2nd time ever I am officially holding off on accepting new students!!! Not a bad problem to have I suppose, looking forward to new consultations beginning in August -- date TBD. For now, I want to ensure my focus is on current pups & undivided attention for their needs and training plans!

Thank you to everyone for supporting me!

05/24/2025

I'm about to cry 🤣 @ NEW ENGLAND SKIES! Can we PLEASE stop raining every single weekend?! I have had to cancel and reschedule appointments every Saturday for the past 2 months!!!! STOP RAINING!

04/11/2025

Happy National Pet Day! I have had all kinds of animals over the years--obviously dogs, a cat, fish, aquatic frogs, tree frogs snails, ghost shrimp, birds, I also turtle-sat with my sister one summer!

04/09/2025

Not a bad problem to have! I am grateful for all my current students!

04/01/2025

From www.akc.org:

The name Samoyed comes from the Samoyede, a semi-nomadic people from Asia who migrated to Siberia a thousand years ago. They bred dogs for hard work in the coldest habitable places on earth. In the Siberian town of Oymyakon, for instance, temperatures of minus-60 degrees are common. The Samoyede people lived in tents and huddled for warmth with their dog packs during the Arctic nights. This type of human-canine cooperation for mutual survival forged a tight bond between Samoyeds and people. When not sledging heavy loads across vast expanses of Siberia, Samoyed dogs earned their feed as watchdogs and hunters. The Samoyede depended on reindeer as a vital source of food, fur, and leather. At first, they used their dogs to hunt reindeer. But in time Samoyede culture shifted from hunting reindeer to herding them. The bold white hunting dogs and haulers found a new role as stock dogs, moving and protecting the herds. In the late 18th century, Arctic adventurers returning to England introduced the Samoyed to British dog lovers of refined tastes. Queen Alexandria was an admirer who did much to promote the breed as a companion and show dog. In America, a sparkling white dog named Moustan of Argenteau made history in 1906 as the first of the breed (then known as the Samoyede) registered by the AKC. American and European mushers of the early 20th century knew the Samoyed as an enthusiastic hauler of supplies, capable of sledging one and a half times their own weight. Scott, Shackleton, and Amundsen are a few of the era's famous explorers who rode behind Sams through uncharted frozen wastelands.

03/28/2025

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